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our number one mode of transportation, but let's begin with how long the thermometer will go tonight. jeff. >> we will find more 30s across the bay area in the past six days. we've had several records here across northern california, even records going back to the 1800s here across the northea and eas bay. we're watching clouds, so we don't think that's t coldest spot. right here in the east we monitor light winds and mainly clear conditions tonight. that will lead to the temperatures dropping yet again. will it be the coldest so far? no. will it be another chilly night? yes. >> 51 in san jose and 49? sunnyva sunnyvale. livermore at 33, san jose pecting 37. coming up we have details on when rain returns, but no doubt
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tomorrow morning is another morning to get out there and start that car early. >> thank you, jeff. on the subject of cars we tell you to protect your plants and pets during a cold snap, but did you think about protecting your car. we're live in downtown san jose where your car might need a little tlc, too, damien. >> that's absolutely right, jessica. these ice skaters don't seem to mind the cold, but talk to your auto mechanic and you want to make sure this cold weather doesn't send your car to the shop. tires, an easy way to run into trouble during icy conditions. >> some people don't pay attention to their tires that closely. >> reporter: his other concern, your car battery. the owner of this truck had problems starting it this morning. >> you can't put a blanket over them. probably wouldn't help much anyway. keep the batteries fresh. >> reporter: one auto parts store told nbc bay area it went through 15 batteries in one day, batteries damaged by the cold weather.
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>> the cold weather causes the chemical change inside the battery, and can cause them to have problems. >> reporter: they're even talking about cold weather car problems at christmas in the park in downtown san jose. >> my car is not liking it so much. >> reporter: tell us about that? >> fogging headlights. i don't like that too much. all the condensation in there. >> reporter: with noontime temperatures at 56 degrees, it was still too cold for some families. >> a pair of gloves and socks and stuff. >> that will work on the kids. cars are a different story. wes says don't try clearing the frost off your windshield with hot water, and have fresh antifreeze in the radiator to prevent your engine were freezing. i have seen folks out there with a blanket, little that cold, but you may want to consider the same thing for your carover night. if you put a blanket over the
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windshield or a tarp, that should protect it from the frost. we're live in downtown san jose. >> thank you, damien. the cold weather prompted santa clara county leaders to call fire state of emergency, and they could open three shelters early, two of them at the sunnyvale and gilroy national guard armories. the county is able to provide 375 beds for the homeless until the end of march. even though shelter operators say the shelters are not at capacity, they know those who need refuge will show up. >> it is really cold. if you ask our clients what it feels like at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning outside, it's pretty cold. it was in the low 30s over the weekend. >> lifebuilders says ever year they have to turn people away because there's not enough beds for those that need shelter when it gets this cold. >> to a developing story. a gunman armed and dangerous is back in custody today in santa
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cruz following a frantic search that lock ed down two schools fr much the day. a santa cruz deputy was overpowered by a prisoner and used her taser against her and took her gun and fled. that touched off a day of fear and an enormous police response. we have a look at what happened and where things stand tonight. elise. >> reporter: the 24-year-old was here at the hospital receiving medical attention when he overpowered a female deputy. he escaped into the neighborhood here. after a five-hour manhunt he was arrested. i'll show you video of the home where he was taken into custody on english drive. he was taken into custody we are told without incident, but here's what happened leading up to the arrest. >> told me we were on lockdown. man with a weapon came in. >> hearing his son's day care center was on lockdown he ran to pick up his son from the secret garden day care center in santa
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cruz. >> a man with a gun in an orange jumpsuit kicked down the door. >> reporter: he wanted keys for the get-away car. the inmate never got them. instead, he took off on foot. >> he's a big man. as far as danger, it's hard to say who -- what people are capable of given the situation they're in. >> reporter: he was being transported from stant at that cruz county jail to dominican hospital to get medical attention, located just around the corner from the day care, all alone with one female deputy, he had just finished getting an mri and overpowered her. >> took the deputy's taser and tased her and fired in the direction of the bystander and fled into the area. >> immediately the hospital and high school went on lockdown. >> we were safe inside the hospital, so that was good.
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>> reporter: is that typical to have one deputy transporting one inmate? >> sometimes, yes. >> reporter: one that's 275 pounds? >> i'm not prepared to talk about this specific event at this point. >> it proves anything can happen any day, anywhere. it's scary. >> reporter: the 24-year-old was arrested without incident again at 4:30 this afternoon. we are told he's being held at the jail awaiting trial for a home invasion robbery. the female deputy is in fair condition tonight. california's chronic prison overcrowding problem has gone before the u.s. supreme court tomorrow. the case stems from medical care judged so poor it was once blamed for contributing to the death of one inmate a week on average. that led to last year's federal order that california release about 40,000 inmates. because the issue pits state's rights against the power of the federal judiciary, 18 other
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states have joined governor schwarzenegger in urging the justices to reject the order. new tonight at 6:00, a diverse group, an eclectic approxima blend. that's what's said about the three-judge panel to hear about the california same-sex marriage ban. ryan heart is a former democratic national committee member appointed by president jimmy carter. also on that panel is judge hawkens considered a moderate. the third member, judge smith, one of the newest court members and a republican appointee of former president george w. bush. >> there's seeing a right inform vandalism and it's getting expensive and statues and monuments across the city are tagged and broken and stolen in some cases. we show you the city agency is trying to solve the problem now. >> poor old william mckinley was
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assassinated in 1901. more than a century later his monument in san francisco's panhandle isn't get much respect either. >> mckinley has seen a real uptick in the number of incidents here. >> reporter: it seems the monument is a favorite of vandals. they left their mark all over the concrete base. >> just talking about mckinley, you know, i've been here three years. in those three years it has been hit severely about 11 times. >> what's interesting is -- >> reporter: san francisco arts commission director says it would cost more than $40,000 to restore the monument. nae that's a big chunk of dough for an agency with a total restoration budget of $15,000. >> some individuals don't live in the city that come here, congress gat congregate and do these antisocial actions of marking up public monuments. >> he says vandals increasingly target monuments across the
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city. this last summer they tagd the five-headed buddha and sichl civic center and the holocaust memorial was hid several times and thieves made off with historic plaques. the damage has left the arts commission seeking help. >> we started something called art care, and it's a way for private citizens to make donations to augment our meager $15,000 per year budget for the restitution of these and restoration of these public monuments. >> reporter: the city is seeking restitution from a woman arrested and prosecuted for tagging the mckinley monument, a small bit of justice for a president who can't steeem to catch a break. thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment was swiped from a belmont high school. thieves broke into the high school sometime over the thanksgiving holiday weekend. they hit the classroom where
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computer equipment stored walking away with 25 apple macbooks. investigators are reviewing security video to try to identify the culprits. dui arrests are up, but deaths are down. that's the word from the california highway patrol patrol after the long holiday weekend. in the bay area officers arrested 249 drunk drivers between wednesday night and sunday morning. last year the arrest total was 207. even though arrests were up, however, the chp noted there was no dui-related deaths on bay area patrolled roads. last year five died in alcohol-related crashes. statewide officers made 1400 dui arrests, that's 100 more than last year's number. the dream of citizenship for undocumented students, the rallying cry today in
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san francisco. a group of students chanting the report for the dream act. the chance to obtain a legal immigration status if they pursue a higher degree. one familiar face is mr. lee who was days away from being deporlted when senator fooin feinstein stepped in to help. >> students being incarcerated, it's so sad to see that. they don't have the support i had. they're still there waiting to get deported. that's why it's so important to pass it right now. >> several of the student protestors there today are leaving on a four-day trip to rally at a congressional office around the state in support of the dream act. still ahead at 6:00, how a bay area college student is able to walk pain-free again thanks to a device the size of an ipod. former president bush gets a
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little social. his visit to facebook today. a bay area teenage is the first american nominated for a prestigious award. it's last call for a bay area watering hole for root that is go all the way back to prohibition.
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making a big investment. kye zero permanent is helps schools and community programs in oakland. here's how it breaks down. kaz zero will give a million for the oakland police department for violence prevention programs, 2 million to support a social justice monument and park. also funded an educational
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curriculum that teaches kids about human tarnls that make a difference in people's lives with hard work, education and courage. technology for emergency dispatchers is catching up finally. more 911 calls are getting through. three years ago nearly half of all cell phone calls placed to 911 never reached dispatchers. callers actually had to wait to reach an operator who transferred calls to a local police or fire agency. now local dispatch centers take most cell phone calls directly. this year they said only 5% of wireless calls didn't connect over 17 million emergency calls played in california last year. there is a word that best describes a december from an inauguration in sacramento, and that's moving. kevin rigs of our nbc station in sacramento reports that boxing and packing materials are in demand in the state capital these days. >> reporter: it's the office
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shuffle at the state capital as outgoing lawmakers pack up, newcomers prepare to move in, and those still in office get set to move to new and better quarters. the ritual precedes next week's oath of office for a new crop of lawmakers. along them roger dickson of sacramento showed little interest in governor schwarzenegger's proposals in a session. >> let's make sure everything we do meets the approval of the new governor. that's the only approach that makes sense. >> reporter: with california facing a shortfall, governor brown head budget and transition meetings today in the bay area. prior to the election he intended to meet with lawmakers individually, but around the capital it's hard too find anyone outside of leadership that talked to him. >> he called my office from my cell phone. i imagine i'm done the list a little bit. >> he declined to answer
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questions about next week's special session because he matd it known he wants immediate spending cuts to deal with a $6 million hole in this year's budget alone. the democrats are more interested in waiting him out. >> i'm willing to take the governor-elect's lead on this, the speaker, senator stein fine's lead. >> it means a quick and brutal orientation to capital politics. >> i'm a bankruptcy lawyer so i'm used to dealing with darkness. >> the incoming assembly republican leader connie conley said recently she's ready to work with governor-elect brown to find consensus. jerry brown takes the oath of office on january 3rd. after serving food and drinks for more than 80 years, the bar is shutting down tonight. it opened in 1926, and the current owner dan brown bought
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the bar in 2004 and spent the last several year z renovating it. he wanted to nmake it a neighborhood bar with a full kitchen. skyrocketing rent forced him up. this is the last stop for many of the people that worked for him. >> i've got a couple of people that actually worked for me that are getting up in their years, and they know this is kind of like their swan song. it's hard. >> certainly is. the bar is having a send-off party tonight and will close at midnight with its last last call. a palo alto teenager and getting some of the recognition she clearly deserves today as one of the nominations for the international children's peace prize. that's the greeting she got in afri africa. the 15-year-old attracted the attention of the kids rights found dpags in amsterdam by collecting books to start 18 new libraries in africa. the libraries serve more than
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25,000 people and 78 schools and villages in three countries. the sophomore was one of five nominees and the first american ever nominated. time from the dominican republic took home the prize for helping kids there register for school. >> just amazing. >> it really is. >> how do you get kids like that? that's remarkable. let's talk about the weather. when i woke up this morning, there was frost all outside of my house. it was so exciting. >> cold pockets in the east bay kind of helping it feel like the holidays out here. the south bay was really cold with temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30s. a nice rebound today. 54 in san francisco and 58 in redwood city, and also mid to up 50s from san jose with livermore at 53 degrees. tonight we are going to set us up for another cold night. we have cloud cover moving into the north base to keep you
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milder as we head throughout the next 12 hours. 51 in san jose, and the chill back on there in livermore with 47 degrees. now, the radar right now is dry here from the north bay to the south bay, but you can see on the top end of the screen we track a few showers. that's a sign of what is to come out here, an extensive system centered into the northwest and a trailing cold front sitting here offshore. we'll still stay cold for tonight, but this will gradually bring us rainfall here in the forecast over the next 72 hours. in fact, it will move so slowly that we think we're going to have to wait until wednesday at noint until we get into the rainfall. it's probably okay with a lot into our tuesday forecast. let's get a look. temperatures in the 40s. by 11:00 p.m. tonight, 30s in the north bay and isolated 30s in the east and south bay. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow starting off cold again with plenty of 30s across the bay area and not much
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warming 10:00 to 11:00. major delays from the midwest into the southeast including atlanta. we're watching this elongated storm system producing heavy pockets of rainfall from chicago to atlanta. we'll have the rain time line coming up in the seven-day forecast. still ahead at 6:00, point, click, shop. cyber monday in full swing. we'll have this year's numbers and how technology is turning many into smarter shoppers. >> california's largest health insurers are facing millions of dollars in fines. what auditors say they are failing to do. why being a neat freak may so good for your health. more, back in two. ♪
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found that children that washed their hands more often than their peers and used soaps containing the chemical triclosin were more likely to develop allergies. it's used in antibacterial soaps, toothpaste and diaper bags. doctors at the dana fasher cancer institute at boston engineered myself that aged prematurely. then according to the report the doctors tweaked the gene to activate a certain enzyme that rejuvenated the myself. they didn't live longer but acted younger. the problem is the gene they tweaked in the myself activates tumors in people. safety in numbers is the theory. more and more patients turning to group appointment as they try to learn from one another and share in their experiences. die annan gonzalez tells us
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more. >> reporter: 79-year-old al abram has pulmonary hypertension that causes shortness of breath and fainting. he's not alone. several people observing have the same condition. patients take turns seeing their puc pulmonologist during shared medical appointments. >> i find it very beneficial having everyone arnold with a chronic illness, comparing medicines and how you feel. >> reporter: the doctor presents an information-packed lecture to his group of patients before he starts to see them. >> bringing patients together at the same time and sort of explaining it to a big group has the educational advantage of leveraging the physician's time. >> reporter: cleveland clinic was the first in south florida to introduce the concept of shared medical appointments. it's expected to gain in popularity because of health
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care reform. >> one thing that will be beneficial for the health care system and this model is you can take care of the needs of a lot of people at one time. >> reporter: it's also part support group. the patients learn from each other. while howard describes this experience as enlightening -- >> one on one i really can talk to the doctor and ask, you know, personal things. not that i can't do it here, but i don't want to take up the time. >> reporter: the doctor agrees. group appointments are a valuable tool for managing chronic diseases, but not a substitute for a private visit between patient and physician. >> it's because there needs to be one-on-one time where you share secrets or i want to chastise them out of public or have a meaningful discussion or important discussion that may be
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inappropriate in front of others. >> reporter: this group senlds three hours for his doctor and their team. billing for the shared medical appointment is the same as for a private visit. still ahead tonight, think a junkyard is just a junkyard inu treasures found in trashg. cracking down on the counterfeits. why the government shut dozens of websites tonight. the announcement by president obama that sent a chill through the federal workpla workplace. the hikersaltowed l cal.hot al what they told their families. we're back in two. and i'll giv. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today.
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if you didn't shop until you drop this had weekend, don't worry. there's cyber monday deals good for a few more hours. kris sanchez shopped around to see what's out there and who is
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buying. >> reporter: cyber monday, in the time it takes to tell the story, about a minute and a half, 58 people mention it in tweets and it's what people talked about heading to work. there were good deals to be had. i got an e-mail from xhirn's place for 25% off my entire purchase and one from brooks brothers offering complimentary shipping. target promised deals on wii games, dvds and markdowns on tvs, clothing and toys. make sure you shop websites you know, only use secure wifi hotspots so hackers can't get info and watch for expirations on the deals you find. if it sounds too good to be true. >> when someone gets an e-mail an ipad for $150 or for free for filling out a survey.
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nothing is it really free. >> security is one issue but so is money. >> i wasn't too enthused by the deals i saw. >> reporter: cyber monday was coined four years ago when motor had to wait until we get to our desks on monday to do online shopping. we can do our shopping anywhere we are. in san jose, kris sanchez, n"nb bay area news". we know that black friday at your traditional brick and mortar stores went well this year. >> cyber monday, i'm going to help them a lot tonight. >> it's funny. friday went better than expected, monday much better than expected, so perhaps we're out of this recession and people are starting to shop again. we talked to the retail outlets and paypal. it seems likely within a billion dollars in online sales today. that's a new high. also at a new high, shares of amazon.com where lots do our online shopping. there is confidence ggt forward.
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this is a huge season for dot com spending. technology lets you be smarter shoppers. dozens of apps let you if you're in a store comparison shoprite there and find the best dpeeal seconds. we can bargain shop better than ever. paypal says cyber numbers are up 20% from last year. we're getting close to a time where instead of the exception it will be the rule. we shop online and don't have to get in our cars and worry about crowds at the malls. >> the part is people feel more confident doing that now. you have older people na know how to use the internet now. my mom shops online now, which is stunning to me. >> we're not only confident it will get there on time, we feel okay putting our credit card to that. >> it's hard to feel the spirit of the season sitting there in your home office. to get that you need to go to brick and mortar land.
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>> go right ahead. >> brick and mortar. >> i got online already. >> thank you. several shopping websites today looked more like they were run by the federal government, which they were. the departments of justice and homeland security seized more than 80 shping sites claiming they sold fake merchandise. other sights include wrapgodfathers.com, dvdcollectionsale.com and most of the websites are based in china. the feds say it's to protect intellectual property, jobs and tax revenues. they have fined the largest health insurers $5 million. they say the companies underpaid doctors and hospitals and only paid about 80 0% of claims correctly. they're followed by united
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pacifica pacificare, kaiser foundation and aetna that was fined the least, 300,000. they say the company's failure to pay the right amount is hurting health care providers when they can least afford it. while the two mikers are claiming they can't mount a legal defense in iran because they can't talk with their lawyer. they were granted rare phone calms with their families over the weekend, conversations that only lasted about five minutes. it was the first call since march. iran has set their trial for february, but neither men have talked to an attorney for months. bauer's fiancee was let go on humanitarian reasons. the white house told government agencies to tighten the procedures for handling classified information after the massive leak of sensitive documents over the weekend.
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the release by whistleblower wikileaks left the white house scrambling again. lisa kim is in the newsroom with us. >> scrambling and embarrassed, j j jess. they're pretty can did it, and you don't spare many from the blunt observations of the american diplomats. today hillary clinton called the release an attack on the international community. after hours on the phone with world leaders, secretary of state hillary clinton in front of the cameras. >> i am confident that the partnerships and relationships that we have built in this administration will withstand this challenge. >> reporter: they have to withstand embarrassment. the documents released by wikileaks contained unflattering descriptions of foreign heads of state. north korean dictator is a flabby old chap. >> at least one of my counterparts said to me, well,
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don't worry about it. you should see what we say about you. >> the documents detail how clinton and predecessor and condoleezza rice reported told dim mats to collect data, dna, and computer passwords from foreign dignitaries. >> the president was as an understatement not pleased. >> reporter: the white house condemned those leaks say they put americans and allies in danger. >> to the extent that we can find anybody who was involved in the breaking of american law and who has put at risk the assets and the people that i have described, they will be held responsible. >> reporter: wikileaks founder and hiding speaking via videophone to a conference in jordan was defiant. >> that is a highly unusual and concerning shift by the obama administration into a regime that doesn't believe in the freedom of the press. >> reporter: the whistle blowing website promising more documents
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as the government begins its review on how agencies share sensitive information. secretary of state clinton may have to confront that leak fallout first hand. they left this afternoon for a previously scheduled trip to central asia and the middle east. tom. >> thank you. president obama is bringing budget cutting to his own backyard with a wage freeze for federal workers. in a surprise move, he proposed a two-year wage freeze for millions of federal workers in offices, parks and agencies across the country. >> getting this deficit under control is going to require some broad sacrifice, and that sacrifice must be shared by the employees of the federal government. >> the u.s. military forces are exempt but not bureaucrats and d.c. and across the kunlt including prosecutors, doctors and nih and cdc and park rangers
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at mount rushmore. the savings are $2 billion next year, 5 billion the year after that. they're applauding the move and understand that cuts are needed. still ahead, some high-tech development. a student walks pain-free again. and former president george bush makes some friends at facebook. after a cold and frosty start, a nice rebound today with temperatures that were in the upper 50s in san jose, near our averages. also 54 in san francisco. however, clear spots in the east and south bay. temperatures are dropping into the upper 40s right now. we're tracking rain. i'll have it all for you coming up in minutes.
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former president george w. bush dropped by to promote his new memoir.
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of course, the discussion turned to the world series, and the san francisco giants. >> they were good. i was surprised. their pitching was awesome. and yeah, i was surprised that they beat us. >> the discussion was moderated by facebook chief executive mark zukerburg and general counsel, the former bush staffer. it was streamed live on facebook live, of course. technology is helping a bay area college student do something that many of us take for granted, that's walk without pain. 19-year-old sarah funes became paralyzed on the left side of her body after having a brain tumor removed eight years ago. since then she can't exercise or walk normally. her family learned about the walk aid. it's the size of an ipod worn around the calf. it uses electrical stimulation too override it. >> i didn't do that last march
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before i got this machine. i'd be tripping over myself, so i've already seen improvement in the seven months i've been using it. >> the maker of the walk aid hanger prosthetic says the cuff on the advice uses bluetooth technology to communicate, the same type of sensor used in wii games and it's miraculous. what a great thing for that young lady. giants, i guess, have work to do to fill the holes on the left side. >> of all the teams he could have gone to, he went to the dodgers. the giants fans are up in arms. it's not that bad. we'll let you know what's going on with juan uribe. there's more to the story, including a tidbit from the world series as well. carroll interesting exschang with local beat writers today in alameda and the biggest daredevils ey're in town.netwn.. we're heading to the beach. stick around. 'r
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ilgts it's that time of year where a lot of people going shopping, but we found one man that wants consumers to reflect on where all the stuff they buy might end up someday. >> that's a good idea. he used a junkyard tour to make his point. we tagged along. >> reporter: you know all that new stuff you're up snapping up at the mall this holiday season? he says think about where it might end up someday.
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if not a landfill, maybe a junkyard. >> be careful. you're blocking the wall. >> he showed us one of his favorite, a substantial place in sun valley where he took us on a tour recently, a tour to make a point about shopping, waste, and saving the planet. >> the objective today is to try to get this material and reverse engineer it. >> he's an advocate for sustainability. he says our culture of consumption is strangling us. tons of waste, he says. look at it. more generated every time you buy something new this holiday season, and the proof? well, look what ends up here. >> these are all failed mechanisms in my opinion. >> the junkyard is a metaphor for all that waste. everything but the kitchen sing here. look, they have one of those, too. there's a message of hope buried beneath the tons of metal, the military tools of wars long past. >> these things should be used
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for amazing things. >> art, for instance, or homemade devices that reuse what's been discarded. solar ovens, things that create more energy that it took to make them. >> somebody said trash is just a lack of imagination, and i believe that. >> reporter: he says everyone should spend time at a junkyard this holiday season to see where all that stuff ends up. when time and your interests move on. for "nbc bay area news." >> trash is a lack of imagination. i like that. >> exactly. >> good way to put it. very, very cold mr. ramirez. >> it's going to be cold tonight, but not as cold as this morning. are you going to be okay with nn that? >> i liked it today. it was fun. >> we did rebound nicely today, and some of the coldest spots we had this morning.
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livermore at 53 for your high and loss gatos popping up to 56. the radar is dry from the north bay to south bay but we're tracking changes as we head through the next 72 hours. i'll have more on the rain in a second. right now it's about these cold temperatures already with some clear pockets in the north bay in na vaud doe, 43 right now dropping to 44 in livermore b-six degrees in an hour and a half. 50 in san jose and currently 48 in sunnyvale. one of the headlines tonight will be those widespread 30s as we wake up for tomorrow morning. we call tuesday cool and crisp, but we track that rain which is just offshore. you see in the satellite radar picture getting returns around eureka and some cloud cover into the north bay. for the east and south bay tonight, it will be mainly clear once again setting off the cold temperatures. however, the storm system is pretty extensive out in the pacific. the problem with it is it's kind of real slow to move here
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throughout the bay area. for tuesday we're going to sit and wait and watch as that system gets closer, and then by wednesday we'll see this cold front kind of spread and stretch right across northern california. that will help return showers. not a big storm system. we have sunbreaks followed by periods of showers and temperatures that will stay near average in the 50s as we head into wednesday. wednesday is a day we start to get in on shower activity. here's a look. the heart of the storm system will remain to the north here as we head into 6:00 p.m. tuesday. as we head throughout 6:00 a.m. tuesday and right into 6:00 p.m., we're in the bottom edge of this. tomorrow it's cold, mainly clear start in the east bay from walnut creek into danville and also for livermore. temperatures in the low to mid-30s. by 11:00 a.m. cloud cover is building. we look at 50 degrees at the east bay. starting off in the south bay with 38 in south bay, 35 in los
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gatos and 46 in san francisco. tuesday, the cloud cover builds and temperatures right near average after that cold start. 58 in ever green, 54 in dublin, 55 in palo alto. low to mid-50s from redwood city into san francisco. as we take you over here towards oakland and also areas of richmond, up 50s and for the north bay mid to upper 50s coming back. morning time on the weather channel on cable, and what you find is a mixed bag in the forecast. a chance of showers wednesday, a chance thursday, a chance friday and a chance saturday. then as we head into sunday and monday, clear and the temperatures pretty stable as well. keep the umbrella handy from wednesday through saturday at this point. all right. we appreciate it it. thank you, jeff. i guess we're not going to chant -- >> boo uribe now. he's in dodger blue. the giants lose one of their
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clutch players. juan uuribe on the verge of goig to dodgers. the giants overpaid. take solace in that. they wanted to re-sign him. he made around 3 approxima.5 mi the giants. with the dodgers next season he makes 7 million. uribe is' greei agreeing to thrs and $21 million. giants have to give everyone fat raises or risk losing them to free agency. who is going to play shortstop for san francisco? maybe tejada. several reports have the giants interested in the 37-year-old. we know him well around him. a former mvp with the a's in 2002? guess who? derek jeter just for fun. the "wall street journal."
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when they get involved there's big money. they say the giants have reached out to jeter's agent but slim chance he will leave new york. giants come close to what the yankees offer him right now, which is 45 million. just how much is the world series worth? the numbers are out. the check is in the mail. each player will soon receive their world series bonus check. here it is. it's a healthy number. each player gets about 317 large. do you know what that mean? >> big bucks. >> that's $317,000. >> each day before you played or not. even barry zito gets that. the big money guys, 317 grand, that's chump change, but for the grinders like torres, sergio romo, that world series bonus checks almost equals their annual salary. football news now. things were going so well for the raiders. no issues of back biting or scandal until now. the covert switcharoo at
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quarterback by the head coach has the raider nation buzzing. it led to a testy exchange today with one of the raiders beat writers. >> how does that really affect, though, what went on in your world? >> my world? >> yeah. >> just to know that you guys -- whether or not you're behind your quarterback? whether you're making a statement. >> jerry, if you have a personal issue with, it's your ish u. that's okay. it's my job as a coach to do things right. >> mow do the raiders affect what goes on in your world, fom? >> otherwise, not a whole lot. >> it was the gradkowski, jason campbell, who is going to start. apparently al davis prefers campbell and gradkowski had a poor performance yesterday. they lost to the dolphins yesterday, 33-17. >> we were just out there playing, you know. not much emotion.
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just kind of going through the motions. >> you don't want to hear that from one of your top players. that big fight we saw, finnegan and andre johnson, the houston texans, they were not suspended and ejected yesterday and fined 25 grand. the 49ers trying to stay alive in the playoff race tonight. good news so far, they lead the cardinals in arizona in the second quarter niners ahead 23-3. finally tonight some of the biggest daredevils on the planet are in town. they're very mild when they're dry, but when they get in the water it's a totally different ball game. the maverick surf contest. they're here and coexist with nature. that's what we like to see. the big 25-foot wave, the big wave surfers are in town. the opening ceremonies this evening in half moon bay, more than 20 surfers from around the world waiting for that green light to go.
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>> awesome, dude. >> the reason everybody does this is because it's so fun. all the surfers share this special excitement going forward in the big waves. >> it's about being in tune with the ocean and sharing the spirit and the good vibes in the water. >> being in tune with the ocean. >> yes. good vibes. >> these guys really believe in it. that's how t it. do it. these big waves. >> i'm in tune with this commercial. we'll be right back.
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